Brimeura
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| Brimeura | |
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| Brimeura amethystina | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Brimeura Salisb. |
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Brimeura is a genus of bulb-forming, monocotyledonous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae,[1] native to southern Europe and certain islands of the western Mediterranean. They have narrow leaves and bear bluebell-like flowers in Spring.[2]
The species B. amethystina (formerly Hyacinthus amethystina) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
The genus contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Brimeura amethystina
- Brimeura duvigneaudii (L.Llorens) Rosselló, Mus & Mayol
- Brimeura fastigiata
References
- ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Scilloideae
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Brimeura amethystina". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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